Rise of Cryptocurrency Malware

A new exploit opportunity has fallen into the laps of Cybercriminals. They have now set their sights on the virtual (and volatile) world of cryptocurrency. Since the start of 2017 various currencies have rocketed and tumbled in value - this represents a valuable new opportunity for cybercriminals to increase their malware opportunistic riches!

Join us as we discuss:

How the malware landscape has evolved to include the development of exploits to take advantage of Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency technology

A dive into the main technological, geopolitical, legal, and economic aspects of cryptocurrency malware and predictions about the future

Details about ransomware families such as Petya, WannaCry, Locky, and Cryptolocker as well as coin mining Trojans

A review of the lessons learned from these exploits and how to best protect against them

How security automation is going to be a vitally important tool in your evolving cyber-toolkit.

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Laurence Pitt

Security Strategy Director, Juniper Networks

Laurence Pitt joined Juniper Networks in 2016 and is a security subject matter expert. He has more than twenty years of cyber security experience, having started out in systems design and moved through product management in areas from endpoint security to managed networks.
In his role at Juniper, Pitt articulates security clearly to business and across the business, creating and having conversations to provoke careful thought about process, policy and solutions. Security throughout the network is a key area where Juniper can help as business moves to the cloud and undertakes the challenge of digital transformation.
Prior to joining Juniper, Pitt served as director of Global Solutions Marketing at Symantec and as Product Management Director of Managed Security at NTT Communications.

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